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Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.
Lily Tomlin

Meaning of "figment" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FIGMENT

From Late Latin figmentum a fiction, from Latin fingere to shape.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FIGMENT

figment  [ˈfɪɡmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIGMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Figment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIGMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of figment in the English dictionary

The definition of figment in the dictionary is a fantastic notion, invention, or fabrication.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIGMENT


advertisement
ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt
agreement
əˈɡriːmənt
apartment
əˈpɑːtmənt
assessment
əˈsɛsmənt
department
dɪˈpɑːtmənt
development
dɪˈvɛləpmənt
disemboguement
ˌdɪsɪmˈbəʊɡmənt
document
ˈdɒkjʊmənt
element
ˈɛlɪmənt
employment
ɪmˈplɔɪmənt
engagement
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt
entertainment
ˌɛntəˈteɪnmənt
environment
ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt
equipment
ɪˈkwɪpmənt
fragment
ˈfræɡmənt
intersegment
ˈɪntəˌseɡmənt
pigment
ˈpɪɡmənt
repigment
riːˈpɪɡmənt
segment
ˈsɛɡmənt
subsegment
ˈsʌbˌsɛɡmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIGMENT

fighter plane
fighter-bomber
fighting
fighting chance
fighting cock
fighting fish
fighting fit
fighting spirit
fighting top
figjam
figuline
figurability
figurable
figural
figurally
figurant
figurante
figurate
figurate number
figuration

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIGMENT

abridgment
acknowledgment
arrest of judgment
augment
comment
Day of Judgment
defragment
dislodgment
error of judgment
judgment
Last Judgment
line segment
lodgment
market segment
misjudgment
Particular Judgment
prejudgment
restriction fragment
sit in judgment
the Last Judgment
value judgment

Synonyms and antonyms of figment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FIGMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «figment» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of figment

Translation of «figment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIGMENT

Find out the translation of figment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of figment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «figment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

虚构
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ficción
570 millions of speakers

English

figment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उपज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نسج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плод
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ficção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিথ্যা উদ্ভাবন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fruit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Figur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fiktion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

作り話
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

허구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Figuran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điều hư không
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கற்பனைக்கதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कल्पित वस्तू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hayal ürünü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

finzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wytworem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

născocire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποκύημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

versinsel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

figment
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

foster
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of figment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIGMENT»

The term «figment» is regularly used and occupies the 64.910 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIGMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «figment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «figment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about figment

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2 QUOTES WITH «FIGMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word figment.
1
Andy Behrman
My manic depression was ravaging my life, but because nobody could see it, many people thought it was a figment of my imagination.
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Lily Tomlin
Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIGMENT»

Discover the use of figment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to figment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination
'This is the happiest story in the world with the saddest ending.' A prize-winning, successful novelist in her 30s, Elizabeth McCracken was happy to be an itinerant writer and self-proclaimed spinster.
Elizabeth McCracken, 2011
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Jesus' Resurrection: Fact Or Figment?: A Debate Between ...
Edited by Paul Copan and Ronald Tacelli, this is a lively and provocative debate between Christian philosopher William Lane Craig and New Testament scholar and atheist Gerd Lüdemann on the historical truth of the resurrection.
William Lane Craig, Paul Copan, Gerd Lüdemann, 2000
3
Figment
Winner of the 2003 Barnard Women Poets Prize, Figment has a vivacity and edge which gives it immediate presence" (Eavan Boland).
Rebecca Wolff, 2005
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Sally Figment
As the title of this book implies - "Sally Figment..!"This book consists of > Serio-Comic Figments.
John Hughes, 2012
5
Figment, Your Dog, Speaking
A talking dog with a knack for changing people's lives helps fourth grader Marcella deal with her tendency to tell wild stories to get attention.
Laura Hawkins, 1991
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Figment of the Heart
Lucy Damarus is a Vice cop, working undercover on the streets.
Michelle Woody, 2003
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Within Reach
Figment, a purple dragon, with a scratchy voice and child-like innocence, popped out of the "Dream Machine," and Erik laughed for the first time in months. Two days later, Erik asked for scrambled eggs at the hotel restaurant, after not having  ...
Michael Copeland, Debra Copeland, 2002
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Disjunctivism: Contemporary Readings
But finally Nash adjusts; he simply takes Charles to be unreal, a figment of his imagination. Still, Charles ''returns'' from time to time, and it takes Nash all his effort to ignore him. One striking thing about the film is that it is able to visually present ...
Alex Byrne, Heather Logue, 2009
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Andy Warhol
No epitaph, and no name. Well, actually, I'd like it to say 'figment.' "1 Figment? As with the punch lines of so many other of Warhol's pronouncements, the word leaves one feeling totally unprepared. The last thing one would have expected of  ...
Andy Warhol, Annette Michelson, B. H. D. Buchloh, 2001
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The Apollo Guidance Computer: Architecture and Operation
Conversion routines, already required to adjust for the effects of scaling, simultaneously incorporated the difference between metric-to-English units. FIGMENT Discussions of computer architectures are necessarily complex, and it is easy to ...
Frank O'Brien, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIGMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term figment is used in the context of the following news items.
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Second-Year CB Justin Gilbert Entering Make-or-Break Season to …
If Gilbert can't take a step forward next season, that roster bubble entering 2016 will become a reality rather than a figment off in the distance. «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
2
Thompson: One last Stabler comeback falls short, his legend does not
It is a sad day for all Raiders." At least we got to witness one last Stabler drive. Even if it was just a figment of our hope. Read Marcus Thompson ... «Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
3
Comic-Con Marvel Panels Live Stream, Day 2
LEGO Marvel's "Avengers" 1:15 PM. Jim Zub (Writer, "Figment") 1:30 PM. Frank Barbiere (Writer, "Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D.") 2:00 ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
4
Tragedy And Broken Bones Can't Dethrone King Giant, Virginia's …
(It also leaves the listener questioning if the crew actually intended to kill the narrator or if it was all a figment of his imagination.) Doom and ... «WAMU 88.5, Jul 15»
5
11 Beautiful Places That Look Like a Postcard
It may just be a figment of my imagination. If it is, I have a great imagination, and I hope it never goes away. This is another must-visit destination ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
Broadway star explains why she snatched audience member's phone
Mobile phones at the time were mercifully still a dystopian figment. But compact cameras with automatic flash existed aplenty. One malevolently ... «Slipped Disc, Jul 15»
7
GOIL fire: 'Ghosts' haunt Circle residents at disaster zone
A few of the residents and workers around the area have rubbished the claims, arguing it is a figment of people's imagination. The GOIL filling ... «Starr 103.5 FM, Jul 15»
8
5 Best Movies About Baseball
And while you also wonder whether he's really seeing ghosts, or they're all a figment of his imagination, you root for Ray's dream to come true. «The Cheat Sheet, Jul 15»
9
Years & Years debut release to be promoted with quirky ad break
... mainly on account of it being a figment of my imagination. Anyone want to set up the super buzzy FlibFlob Android app with me? It'll be fun. «Complete Music Update, Jul 15»
10
Water part of Carlsbad population equation
It means that those new apartment complexes and subdivisions you see all around town aren't just a figment of your imagination. The Greater ... «Carlsbad Current-Argus, Jul 15»

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